Pages

Monday, January 9, 2012

Uglies Book Review

Imagine if we lived in a world where everyone was ugly until they were 16 and then you became pretty. That is the question in this book by Scott Westerfeld. We are so concerned with looks that what if in our future we could make everyone the same so no one would be made fun of for not being pretty enough.

Synopsis:Everybody gets to be
supermodel gorgeous. What could be wrong with that? Tally is about to
turn sixteen, and she can't wait. Not for her license -- for turning
pretty. In Tally's world, your sixteenth birthday brings an operation
that turns you from a repellent ugly into a stunningly attractive pretty
and catapults you into a high-tech paradise where your only job is to
have a really great time. In just a few weeks Tally will be there.
But
Tally's new friend Shay isn't sure she wants to be pretty. She'd rather
risk life on the outside. When Shay runs away, Tally learns about a
whole new side of the pretty world and it isn't very pretty. The
authorities offer Tally the worst choice she can imagine: find her
friend and turn her in, or never turn pretty at all. The choice Tally
makes changes her world forever. (Taken from GoodReads)

Review: I have been wanting to read this book ever since I read the synopsis of it. No I am not a teen or a woman with too much body image problems, but I wanted to see how this book was written. It sounded very interesting and it is. I was hooked on the book as soon as I started to read it. What I really like what the two completely different worlds Westerfeld created for this book, those who lived in the city and those who lived outside it. It was done nicely.

I also liked that while the underlining theme was how being pretty can be dangerous and not the best was not in your face. I wasn't sure if it was going to be thrown down my throat, but it wasn't. It was a fun read that kept me entertained. I want to read the rest of the series since the book was written so well and it ends with a cliff hanger.

I gave the book 5 stars because of how well it is written and how much I enjoyed reading it.

No comments:

Post a Comment

All About Fallen

Fallen's Book Life is a book review blog and discussion on books. There is not set genre and there is not holding back. I will give honest reviews to the books I've read and will hopefully have some interesting discussion topics for you to read.

Book Life title is taken from a novel I was writing called A Book Life. Not going to say what's it about, but it was a novel idea I loved and hope to one day finish it. It shows how books can have an interesting affect on people.

Feel free to e-mail me or comment on any books I have reviewed, done a video for or suggestions on books to add to my ever growing pile.

Attention Authors

If you are an author and would like me to read and review your book please let me know and e-mail at FallenMurphy@gmail.com to contact me and I will let you know where to send your book. Please provide a synopsis so I can judge whether it sounds like a book I would be interested in.